baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2539246-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for selecting a subset of atlases from a set of candidate atlases
Inventor: MARK GOODING
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2015-06-11
Abstract: An auto-contouring performance measure (e.g. DICE coefficient, Jaccard index, Hausdorff distance, mean distance to agreement) is computed (335) for each candidate atlas n within the set of N candidate atlases (110) in relation to each training atlas t within a subset of a set of T training atlases (330). For each pair combination of n and t for which a measure has been computed, a score (e.g. relative weighting, absolute weighting, editing time prediction value) is derived (360) based on the computed measures. The derived scores are aggregated (365) for each candidate n within the set N for each pair combination comprising that candidate atlas n. A subset of M atlases is selected (370) from the set of N atlases based on the aggregated scores (e.g. those with the most favourable scores) which can be used by medical image auto-contouring systems. Auto-contouring performance measures may be computed for each of a plurality of structures of each atlas n within the set N in relation to each training atlas t, and a score may be derived for each of the plurality of structures, e.g. partly based on a structure weighting value. An atlas is a medical image with previously delineated structure(s).
Patent GB-2539265-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for controlling rounding when performing a floating point operation
Inventor: JØRN NYSTAD
IPC: G06F7/487
Filed: 2015-06-12
Abstract: An apparatus comprises argument reduction circuitry to perform an argument reduction operation; and reduce and round circuitry to generate, from a supplied floating point value, a modified floating point value for input to the argument reduction circuitry. The reduce and round circuitry modifies a significand with a specified rounding applied to produce a truncated significand for the modified floating point value, where the truncated significand N bits shorter than the supplied floating point significand. The specified value N is such that the argument reduction operation performed using the modified floating point value inhibits the round-off error in a result of the argument reduction operation, and N may be such that the modified floating point value has an error bound of less than 1 unit of least precision (ULP) of the N-bits shorter truncated significand. The reduce and round circuitry may inject a rounding value at an Nth bit of the significand to produce a rounded value, then to form the truncated significand as the most significand M-N bits of the round value. The argument reduction operation may be a multiply-accumulate operation.
Patent GB-2541719-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus
Inventor: KENNETH SCOTT
IPC: A24F42/60
Filed: 2015-08-27
Abstract: The application relates to an inhaler 2 comprising a heater element 16, 18 capable of maintaining a target temperature for a period of time sufficient for a user to make multiple inhalations. Preferably, the heating element 16 is electric and is controlled by a temperature controllable switch 22 which receives a signal from a temperature sensor 44. Preferably, the temperature sensor 44 is one of a thermistor, thermocouple or resistance temperature detector (RTD). The sensor 44 and switch 22 may be integral with one another. Preferably the temperature controllable switch 22 can couple or uncouple the heater element 18 from an electrical current source (e.g. cell, battery 20) and is either a bi-metal strip or an electrical switch. Preferably, the inhaler can incorporate a capsule 10 proximal to the heater element. Most preferably, the heater element 18 is operative at 35 °C to 40 °C, and the time period of heating is in the range four minutes to five minutes.
Patent GB-2542171-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to creep torque
Inventor: CHRIS EDWARD PEDLAR
IPC: B60W30/18
Filed: 2015-09-10
Abstract: A system for providing electric creep in a manual transmission vehicle is provided. The vehicle comprises an accelerator pedal (31 fig. 2), a brake pedal (32), and a combustion engine which is the sole source of power under normal operation. The system for providing electric creep comprises an electric motor for providing low speed motive force for the vehicle, a controller 40 configured to switch off the combustion engine when the electric creep function is activated; wherein the controller is further configured to modulate the speed of the vehicle solely on the basis of the extent of depression of the brake pedal; and wherein the controller is further configured to cancel the electric creep function on activation of the accelerator pedal. The vehicle may comprise a control button on the gear lever for initiating or cancelling the creep function. Further indicators for cancelling the creep function may be a clutch pedal depression, a drivers door opening or the drivers seatbelt being removed. The electric motor may further provide a creep torque in a forwards or reverse direction.
Patent GB-2545232-A (GB)
Title: A system for monitoring fencing bouts
Inventor: RAYMOND CHARLES MARK
IPC: A63B69/02
Filed: 2015-12-09
Abstract: System and method for monitoring fencing bouts and assisting with the validation of recorded hits according to the rules of fencing. The system comprises a first set of one or more detectable markers 7 mountable, in use, on a first fencer 1 and a second set of one or more detectable markers 8 mountable, in use, on a second fencer. The system further comprises a detector 6 configured to monitor said detectable markers 7, 8 and provide an output notification identifying the respective movements of the markers. The detector 6 may be in the form of a scoreboard and may include a 3D sensing camera and a visual display means. The detectable markers may be positioned on the feet, arms or weapons of the fencers. The detectable markers 7, 8, can include motion detecting sensors that transmit information to the detector 6.
Patent GB-2533889-A (GB)
Title: Box wrench with split gear body and interchangeable drive insert
Inventor: RYAN A DEDRICKSON
IPC: B25B21/00
Filed: 2012-07-11
Abstract: The tool includes a motor (115, Figure 2) in functional communication with a drive body 140. The drive body includes an upper gear 140a and a lower gear 140b with a first pinion gear 140c disposed therebetween. A second pinion gear 145 is engaged with the first pinion gear. An idler gear 150 is engaged with the second pinion gear. A ratchet gear (155, Figure 2) is engaged with the idler gear, wherein the ratchet gear is adapted to apply rotational force to a work piece based on torque transmitted by the idler gear. A pawl gear 160 may be resiliently biased against the upper and lower gears to limit rotational movement in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction.
Patent GB-2542017-A (GB)
Title: Electronic vaporiser system
Inventor: IAN MURISON
IPC: A24F15/015
Filed: 2016-09-01
Abstract: An electronic cigarette vaporiser system that includes a touch sensor and is programmed to detect specific multiple different kinds of touch inputs and to control the vaporiser accordingly, and the touch sensor is included on a vaporiser and/or a case for the vaporiser. The touch inputs include one or more of the following activate or de-activate the vaporiser; turn on or off lights on the vaporiser; dim the lights on the vaporiser; alter the colours of the lights on the vaporiser, alter the power delivered to the heating element. There may also be a case that can receive touch input data from the vaporiser; the case can transmit by short-range wireless to a smart phone.
Patent GB-2542705-A (GB)
Title: Restraint apparatus
Inventor: VARINDER KULLAR
IPC: E05B75/00
Filed: 2016-09-28
Abstract: Restraint apparatus 10 for restraining a subject, for example, a person or an animal, comprises a first restraint arrangement 12 which is attachable to one part (eg a wrist or ankle) of the subject, a second restraint arrangement 14 which is attachable to another part (eg another wrist or ankle) of the subject, and a connection arrangement 16 linking the first and second restraint arrangements 12, 14. The connection arrangement 16 includes a flexible connector member 18 and a locking device 20. The locking device 20 is positionable along the flexible connector member 18 to alter the connection distance 22 between the first and the second restraint arrangements 12, 14.the locking device has a biased locking system that causes the connection member to be biased to retract into the connector member store. Also claimed is a method of using the restraints to restrain a subject.
Patent GB-2542973-A (GB)
Title: Expitaxial film on nanoscale structure
Inventor: BENJAMIN CHU-KUNG
IPC: H01L29/786
Filed: 2013-06-29
Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a fin structure having a first lattice constant and a top and opposing sidewall portions extending from the top towards a substrate; and an epitaxial (EPI) layer 115,116,117,118, having a second lattice constant different than the first lattice constant, formed on one of the top and sidewall portions; wherein the EPI layer comprises one of a group IV material and a group III-V material and the fin structure includes Si, wherein there is a buffer layer between the fin structure and the EPI layer, the buffer layer is less than 30 nm thick, and the EPI layer directly contacts the buffer layer.
Patent GB-2553010-A (GB)
Title: Efficient data selection for a processor
Inventor: Simon Nield
IPC: G06T1/20
Filed: 2017-01-16
Abstract: A method is provided for a processor comprising multiple pipelines, each comprising a processing element 101-104 with first and second inputs, and first and second supply lines 105a-108a and 105b-108b, where at least one pipeline comprises first selection logic 114a-116a, e.g. a multiplexer, to select a supply line for the first input and second selection logic 114c-116c to select a supply line for the second input. The method comprises receiving an instruction, and selecting a first or second mode of operation in dependence on this. If the first mode is selected then for at least one pipeline the selection logic selects the first and second supply lines of that pipeline, where the first supply line is capable of supplying data that is different from that supplied by the second (e.g. Figure 1). If the second mode is selected then for at least one pipeline the first selection logic selects a supply line of another pipeline, while the second selection logic selects the second supply line of the pipeline, which supplies the same data as the first supply line of that pipeline (e.g. Figures 4 to 5d). The processor may perform mip-map or gradient operations on pixel blocks (Figure 2).
Patent GB-2549839-A (GB)
Title: Refrigeration system and method
Inventor: JOHN READER
IPC: F25D16/00
Filed: 2017-03-08
Abstract: A refrigeration system 10 includes a refrigerant source 20, a controller 30 and a heat exchanger 40. The refrigerant source receives a refrigerant feed and vents the refrigerant under control of the controller via the heat exchanger and out of the refrigeration system. The refrigerant feed may comprise a pressurised vessel, which may be a bottle or a canister and may be a user replaceable consumable. The refrigerant feed may comprise a plurality of pressurised vessels, each of which may be controlled separately and replaced independently. The refrigerant may be carbon dioxide stored under pressure as a liquid. The controller may include a first control 31 which triggers operation of the refrigeration system. The controller may also include a second control 32 that controls dispensing and venting of the refrigerant over time and may control rate of escape of the refrigerant in dependence on a desired temperature. The refrigeration system may be a backup installable in parallel to a primary refrigeration system and triggerable upon failure of the primary refrigeration system. The system may be used in vehicle deliveries.
Patent GB-2563409-A (GB)
Title: A downhole gravel packing apparatus and method
Inventor: ANNABEL GREEN
IPC: E21B43/12
Filed: 2017-06-14
Abstract: A downhole gravel packing apparatus (fig. 3), comprising: a tubular assembly for being arranged within a wellbore to define an annulus between said tubular assembly and a wall of the wellbore, a control valve 32 provided within the tubular assembly to control flow of a gravel pack carrier fluid between external and internal regions of the tubular assembly, the control valve comprising a fluid reactant arrangement 42 which reacts with a first fluid to reconfigure the control valve from a first configuration in which flow through the control valve is permitted during a gravel packing operation, and a second configuration in which flow through the control valve is restricted. A wellbore completion, a method and a control valve for gravel packing are also claimed. A control valve, an apparatus and a method for controlling flow in a downhole tool are also claimed. The valve maybe arranged in the inner tubular, restriction of the flow may be by a member supported by the reactant arrangement. The reactant arrangement may be a castellated ring and may be swellable.
Patent GB-2566322-A (GB)
Title: Stove door
Inventor: STEVEN THOMAS BARSON
IPC: F24C15/02
Filed: 2017-09-11
Abstract: A fuel burning stove having one or more slide and hide door(s) h. When the door(s) is in the open position the front of the stove is open providing an appearance of an open fire, and a closed door provides appearance of a stove. Preferably the stove has channels d beneath the stove along which rollers e and k attached to the door passes, as the door is manoeuvred from a closed to open position by the user. Alternatively the door has channels (m, fig 5) attached to either side, along which rollers (e, fig 5) attached to each side of the body of the stove passes; and rollers (n, fig 5) attached to each side of the door that run in channels (p, fig 5) beneath the stove that are configured (q, fig 5) to assist the closing of the door and creating a seal between the door and the body of the stove. Alternatively levers may be used to articulate the door. The one or more doors may be stowed above or to the side or sides if the stove. The stove may burn solid, gas or liquid fuel. An intimation electric fire may be used inside the stove.
Patent GB-2556456-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring of floating production, storage and offload facilities
Inventor: Carl Tiltman
IPC: G10K11/20
Filed: 2016-04-19
Abstract: A system for monitoring a floating production, storage and offload facility which is anchored by mooring lines comprises one or more of acoustic reflectors attached to one of more or the mooring lines. A vertical sonar system comprising a floating body and one or more sonars mounted below the floating body. The sonars scan the acoustic reflectors, receive the reflected acoustic signals. Each acoustic reflector is identified and its position transmitted to a user
Patent GB-2567846-A (GB)
Title: Poppet Valve
Inventor: Luigi Lia
IPC: F01L3/14
Filed: 2017-10-26
Abstract: A hollow poppet valve, eg for a combustion engine, comprises a valve stem 2 having a cavity 5 which connects with a cavity 6 in a valve body (head) 3; a valve cap 4 closes one end of the cavity 6. The seating contact face of the poppet valve is formed by a first conical contact face portion 8 of the valve body 3 together with a second conical contact face portion 9 of the cap 4. Each conical contact face portion 8, 9 may have a groove in which a layer of seat facing material 10, eg cobalt based or iron based, is applied, eg by plasma transferred arc welding, laser welding or projection welding, to cover the weld 11 between the body 3 and the cap 4. The cap 4 and head 3 may have mating cylindrical walls 12, 13. In a modification, the body and cap have mating annular contact portions (24, 26, fig.2) and a space (27) remains between the respective weld surfaces (23, 25) and the annular portions (24, 26).
Patent GB-2569778-A (GB)
Title: Hopper for a strip tillage machine, strip tillage machine provided with a secondary seed hopper and method of operation
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER MARTIN LOLE
IPC: A01C7/08
Filed: 2017-11-09
Abstract: A seed hopper 57 for a strip tillage machine. The hopper 57 includes a container for seed with a cover 71. The hopper includes a U-shaped conduit member 73 having an inlet arm and an outlet arm. The conduit member 73 is attached to the cover 71, being formed with an opening 75 communicating with the interior of the hopper 57. The conduit member 73 can have a collar 77 which could be rectangular and extends downwardly into the container. The strip tillage machine could have a primary hopper (37, fig 1) from which seed is passed to a distributor head (65, fig 4). The distributor head (65, fig 4) can have an inlet and a plurality of outlets. The seed can be passed from the distributor head (65, fig 4) to a plurality of hoppers 57 via a conduit (67, fig 4) that attach to the inlet arm of the U-shaped conduit member 73. Excess seed can be returned to the primary hopper (37, fig 1) via a conduit (69, fig 4). An air pump (63, fig 4) can be used to convey the seed through the conduits. The hopper 57 can have a seed dispenser attached.
Patent GB-2554021-A (GB)
Title: Clip for use with a cooking device
Inventor: STEVEN S DESPAIN
IPC: A47J45/10
Filed: 2016-04-21
Abstract: In one aspect, a device can include a clip member including a first end and a second end. The first end can be configured to attach to cooking device and the second end can be configured to engage a handle member of the cooking device. The clip member can be configured to be positioned in a handle position where the clip member can be configured to hold the handle member in a substantially fixed position relative to the cooking device when in the handle position.
Patent GB-2573728-A (GB)
Title: Tool for use in places with restricted access
Inventor: STEPHEN QUICKE
IPC: B25B21/00
Filed: 2017-12-21
Abstract: A reaction arm 20 mounting assembly 14 includes a first part for attachment to a power tool and a second part mounted on the first part. The mounting of the parts: permits sliding motion between the first and second part along an axis common to the first and second parts in a first sliding region and prevents rotation between the parts in the first sliding region; and permits rotation between the parts in a second sliding region. The parts may include co-operating protrusions and indents, such as splines, to provide the first sliding region. A power tool includes a ratchet drive, a ratchet driven socket (150, Figure 8), a fastener engagement member to resist rotation of a fastener, and a mount. The fastener engagement member is slidably mounted in the mount. The ratchet drive housing includes an opening in which the mount is slidably mounted. The shape and configuration of the mount and the opening prevent relative rotation therebetween. A biasing means exerts a force urging the fastener engagement member along an axis away from the opening. A motion restrictor limits the extent of sliding motion of the mount through the opening.
Patent GB-2572949-A (GB)
Title: Neural network
Inventor: CAGLAR AYTEKIN
IPC: G06N3/02
Filed: 2018-04-11
Abstract: An apparatus (e.g. mobile phone or Internet of Things -IoT- enabled device) is receiving layer weight parameters of a trained neural network (NN) and is using a subnetwork part e.g. 32 of the NN. The subnetwork has intermediate hidden layers 24, 25 which correspond to the weights of layers of the trained NN. The subnetwork further comprises an output layer (intermediate output 36). The intermediate output layer may be used as the output of the whole system in the event that the subsequent layers of the NN are missing. In this way a scalable neural network may be maintained even though some neural network data may be missing. The pre-training of the NN may take place on a server and be transmitted to the apparatus in a message sequence. Alternatively, the output layer may be trained on the apparatus from scratch or it may be fine-tuned from a base layer on the server.
Patent GB-2574392-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus and a method for controlling steering
Inventor: DAVID ARMSTRONG
IPC: B60W30/045
Filed: 2018-06-01
Abstract: A method 1200 for controlling steering of rear wheels of a vehicle includes determining a rearwards movement of the vehicle 1201 and a pitch angle of the vehicle 1202. A proposed rear wheel steering angle is determined depending on a requested steering angle, the pitch angle of the vehicle and rearwards movement of the vehicle 1203. An output signal is provided to control rear wheel steering in dependence on the proposed rear wheel steering angle 1204. The rear wheels may be steered in or out of phase with the front wheels dependent on the pitch angle of the vehicle or a selected mode, such as normal, grass, gravel, snow or sand. A gain value that determines the rear steering angle may also be dependent on the selected mode and/or pitch angle of the vehicle. The modes may be selected by a user or implemented automatically by a terrain sensing means and may control accelerator and transmission maps or stability control settings.
Patent GB-2575457-A (GB)
Title: Attaching light emitting devices to items of clothing
Inventor: RICHARD STURMAN
IPC: F21V33/00
Filed: 2018-07-10
Abstract: An item of clothing has a strip 502 of a reflective tape surrounded by fluorescent material. Embedded light-emitting devices 113 are connected to a loom of power and data cables and are supported on a flexible printed circuit board 101. Respective windows 1213 are provided for each light-emitting device, in which a hole cut through the reflective tape is covered by a clear plastics material having a first flap 1203 and a second flap 1204. The first flap is folded around the flexible printed circuit board is secured by the second flap being further folded around the first flap. The clear plastics material is secured to the clothing fabric by an adhesive film 701 through which the holes have also been cut.
Patent GB-2576931-A (GB)
Title: Straw cleaning device
Inventor: ANDREW WEBSTER
IPC: A47L15/50
Filed: 2018-09-07
Abstract: A straw cleaning device 10 for use in a dishwasher comprises a body 12 including a front face and a peripheral edge 14 around the front face, a straw holder 16 on the front face for releasably holding at least one straw 24 with an open end 24a of the at least one straw 24 disposed next to the front face and inside the peripheral edge 14 and a fluid guide 20 disposed on the front face for guiding fluid through the open end 24a of a straw 24 held in the straw holder 16 for cleaning the inside of the straw 24. The fluid guide preferably includes a depression or concave recess 20 on or set into the front face of the body 12. The device may hold a plurality of straws 24 and include a plurality of depressions or concave recesses 20
Patent GB-2578591-A (GB)
Title: Method and component
Inventor: NADEEM RIZVI
IPC: F16K17/02
Filed: 2018-10-31
Abstract: A method of processing a body 20 of a shape memory material by bending or folding the body 20 and locally heat-treating the bent or folded region of the body 20 while the body is held by clamping means 132 & 134 in its bent or folded position. The localized heat treatment raises the temperature of the bent or folded region to above its martensitic to austenitic phase transformation temperature so that the body 20 retains its bent or folded shape after it has been released. The body 20 can be a sheet that can be used as an actuator in a fluid control valve (Fig. 3). Heat treatment can be performed using a laser beam which can be scanned along the bent or folded region of the body 20. The laser beam can also be used to cut the body 20 either before or after it is bent or folded. Suitable materials are nitinol alloys.